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Brian Keith

Acting · 1921–1997 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his four decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the 1961 Disney family film The Parent Trap, the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and the 1975 adventure saga The Wind and the Lion, in which he portrayed Theodore Roosevelt. On television, two of his best known roles were that of a widowed uncle turned bachelor: Bill Davis, in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair, and a tough judge in the 1980s drama Hardcastle and McCormick.

Known for

Filmography

2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)
1999Follow Your HeartRoddy Thompson
1997The Second Civil WarGeneral Buford
1997Rough RidersPresident William McKinley
1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryCardinal
1996Pacific BlueMac McNamara
1995National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins'Noble Hart' / Self
1995Picture Windows: LightningTappan
1995The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.Pete Morgan
1995Walking ThunderNarrator
1995CybillArthur Minnow
1994Spider-ManUncle Ben (voice)
1994Touched by an AngelLeonard Pound
1994DuckmanDuckman's Father (voice)
1994Burke's LawNorman Hope
1993Walker, Texas RangerDel Forman
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineMullibok
1993Wind DancerTruman Richards
1991Walter & EmilyWalter Collins
1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawThe Westerner
1991The Commish
1989Lady in a CornerDavid Henderson
1989Welcome HomeHarry Robins
1989HeartlandB.L. McCutcheon
1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonFrank Wellman Sr.
1988After the RainByron Monroe
1988Young GunsBuckshot Roberts
1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryColonel Davy Crockett
1987Pursuit of Happiness
1987Death Before DishonorCol. Halloran
1986All Star Party for Clint EastwoodSelf (uncredited)
1986The B.R.A.T. PatrolGeneral Newmeyer
1984Murder, She WroteCaleb McCallum
1983Hardcastle and McCormickMilton Hardcastle
1982Cry for the StrangersChief Whalen
1982World War IIISecretary General Gorny
1981Sharky's MachinePapa
1981All-Star Party for Burt ReynoldsSelf
1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenPolice Chief Baxter
1980The Mountain MenHenry Frapp
1980The Silent LoversMauritz Stiller
1980PowerCharles Kandell
1979MeteorDr. Dubov
1979The SeekersElijah Weatherby
1979The ChisholmsAndrew Blake
1978CentennialSheriff Axel Dumire
1978HooperJocko Doyle
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterAllan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
1977In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJoe Quinlan
1977How the West Was WonGeneral Stonecipher
1976NickelodeonH.H. Cobb
1976The Loneliest RunnerArnold Curtis
1976Joe PantherCapt. Harper
1976The QuestTank Logan
1976The QuestTank Logan
1975The Wind and the LionTheodore Roosevelt
1975ArcherLew Archer
1975The Lion Roars AgainSelf
1974The YakuzaGeorge Tanner
1974The Zoo GangStephen "The Fox" Halliday
1972The Brian Keith ShowDr. Sean Jamison
1972The Bull of the WestJohnny Wade
1972Second ChanceGeoff Smith
1971Something BigCol. Morgan
1971Scandalous JohnJohn McCanless
1970The McKenzie BreakCaptain Jack Connor
1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Officer Michael M. Nace
1969Gaily, GailyFrancis Sullivan
1969Krakatoa, East of JavaConnerly
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
1968With Six You Get EggrollJake Iverson
1967Reflections in a Golden EyeLt. Col. Morris Langdon
1966Way... Way OutGen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
1966Family AffairBill Davis
1966Nevada SmithJonas Cord
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Police Chief Link Mattocks
1966The TenderfootMose Carson
1966The Rare BreedAlexander Bowen
1965Johnny ShilohSgt. Gabe Trotter
1965The Hallelujah TrailFrank Wallingham
1964The Pleasure SeekersPaul Barton
1964Those CallowaysCam Calloway
1964Profiles in CourageThomas Hart Benton
1964The TenderfootMose Carson
1964A Tiger WalksSheriff Pete Williams
1964Bristle FaceLue Swank
1963The RaidersMcElroy
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreAndy Bastian
1963The Great AdventureHenry Bergh
1963The FugitiveEdward Welles
1963Savage SamUncle Beck Coates
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourJim Mallory
1962The VirginianJohnny Wade
1962Moon PilotMaj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961Dr. KildareAlfred Freely
1961The Wonderful World of Disney
1961The Deadly CompanionsYellowleg
1961The Parent TrapMitch Evers
1960Ten Who DaredWilliam Dunn
1960Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960The WesternerDave Blassingame
1960Outlaws
1959The UntouchablesJim Martinson
1959Laramie
1959The Young PhiladelphiansMike Flanagan
1959RawhideTod Macauley
195877 Sunset StripSgt. Patrick Cohan
1958Villa!!Bill Harmon
1958Sierra BaronJack McCrackin
1958Desert HellCapt. Robert Edwards
1958Violent RoadMitch Barton
1958Fort DobbsClett
1957Hell Canyon OutlawsHappy Waters
1957Run of the ArrowCaptain Clark
1957Appointment with a ShadowLt. Spencer
1957Chicago ConfidentialJim Fremont
1957DinoLarry Sheridan
1956NightfallJohn
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDave Blassingame
1956Storm CenterPaul Duncan
1955CrusaderMatt Anders
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDave Rainey
19555 Against the HouseBrick
1955Tight SpotVince Striker
1955The Violent MenCole Wilkison
1954Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!Mike Hammer
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyShadrach O'Reilly
1954Climax!Sam Pryce
1954Studio 57
1954The Bamboo PrisonCpl. Brady
1954JivaroTony
1954Alaska SeasJim Kimmerly
1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseJoe Kelly
1953ArrowheadCapt. Bill North
1952The Ford Television TheatreDan Crawford
1951Hallmark Hall of FameProsecuting Attorney
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1951Fourteen HoursExtra (uncredited)
1950Lux Video TheatreHappy
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsHarry
1949SuspenseJohnny
1947Boomerang!Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
1940Knute Rockne All AmericanStudent at Train Station (uncredited)

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